Everyone at the company thought Zhu Zhiyi was a master of romance, effortlessly able to read and handle people's feelings.
Only she knew that, despite nine years of reading novels, she'd never been in a relationship. Every line of flirtatious banter she'd ever used came from memorizing dialogue in books.
To keep things from going wrong in real life, she quietly made herself a rule: imagine every attractive man around her as a little cabbage at the market.
Her department head, Qi Yue, was cold and sharp-tongued. He never went easy on anyone when reviewing proposals, and treated all his subordinates the same. At first, he simply thought Zhu Zhiyi was sociable, clever, and useful at work. He had no particular soft spot for her.
Until one late night of overtime, her phone screen lit up unexpectedly, and Qi Yue caught a glimpse of the romance novel text on it.
Zhu Zhiyi wanted the floor to swallow her up and switched into full-on avoidance mode.
But whenever Qi Yue came even a little closer, the so-called "master of romance" turned red at the tips of her ears, stammered nervously, and instinctively backed away.
One night, when they were the only two people left in the office, Qi Yue watched her quietly. "Zhu Zhiyi, you wouldn't happen to have... never dated anyone, would you?"
As her feelings slowly took root, whenever someone else made her feel awkward, Qi Yue reached out and pulled her behind him, chuckling softly. "Zhizhi, what are you hiding from?"
[Reading Notes]
One-on-one romance | Light and sweet | Happy ending
The heroine has never dated | The hero is not a virgin! (He has had normal relationships, with no entanglements with an ex)
This story is entirely fictional
Theme: Live well and keep a positive outlook!
